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8 killed in Pyuthan jeep accident



PYUTHAN: Eight people have been killed in a jeep accident in Pyuthan.

According to police, eight people including five women and three men have died in the accident that occurred Saturday morning. Six others were injured.

The jeep was returning from a wedding carrying people, including a bride and a groom.

While six died on the spot, two died in the hospital.

The injured were rushed to the hospital.

The identity of the deceased has not been revealed. The condition of the bride and groom has not been revealed yet.

The jeep (Ga 1 Ja 5092) carrying the bride from Lung Baune of Naubahini village to Liwang of Gaumukhi village met with an accident at Okharpata on Saturday morning.

The jeep had fallen some 300 meters down the road, police said.

Publish Date : 05 February 2022 08:05 AM

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